A Scientific Discipline Called Paintless Dent Removal |
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Steven Magill
February 14, 2013
Before what we now know as PDR or Paintless Dent Removal became a thriving industry by itself, it was a technique used by manufacturers to repair dents that developed during the manufacturing process. For years it was a trade secret exclusively used by in-house car design technicians employed by car companies.
Like any trade secret, PDR soon find its way to the public and into the business minds of enterprising entrepreneurs. The system then became fairly widespread. The primary benefits of paintless dent removal make it extremely popular not only to car hobbyists but even to casual car owners as well. That is a nearly flawless surface what is achieve without the use of harsh chemicals or paint and the relative cheapness in making it happen.
Paintless dent removal has itself evolved not only in technique but also an industry that plays a increasingly greater role in in the global car industry as a whole Yet the basic science behind the system stayed virtually the same. Its ingenuous set of tools works by "pushing" at the dented portion from certain determined angles designed to match the curvature of the car's immediate exterior. As PDR establishes itself as lucrative service industry, companies and shops that specialize in professional dent removal appeared almost everywhere. They hired proficient technicians that dedicate time, energy and professional growth in perfecting the science.
The obvious most important element of successful and quality paintless dent removal is having disciplined technical skills complemented by the possession of the right tools. The more human resources an establishment or shop dedicates for PDR service, the more will it be able to handle the difficult yet more lucrative types of dent removal challenges. In the process, the science itself will grow in each of these entrepreneurial entities.
Technicians should have full appreciation of the dent that he will be working on. This will enable him to choose or acquire the right tools for the job. Determining the right tools is a key step in the process since it is the tools itself that will be in contact with the surface of the car. PDR is achieved by the careful massaging of the dented portion wherein the dent edges are manipulated by controlled force. The technician will apply this controlled force with the discipline of a sculptor from the outside progressively decreasing the dent until it virtually disappears and the surface becomes seamlessly blended with the rest of the car's body.
While PDR professionals grow their science, newer cars always come up with something that challenges their expertise. New car models use new materials with stronger properties posing serious challenge to PDR not just on technicians but also as an industry as a whole. However as one dent authority wisely articulates, as long as cars can be dented, dent technicians will always find a way to evolve their craft with each new material dented.
One element that is however working in the favor of car dent technicians is how most cars of today are more decidedly repair accessible than previous architectures. This evolution to a more technically accommodating ergonomics allow dent masters to work on dent damages more easily and with greater precision, albeit with greater effort because of stronger materials used.
Car companies have not abandoned paintless dent removal as a part of their manufacturing process. This fact easily rebuffs notions that the PDR industry will soon be among the next casualty of the almost compulsive rate of development that came with the information technology revolution. The growth of dent repair industry showed no sign of abating even during periods of global financial challenges.